Esporte e sociedade: a construção de valores na prática da escalada

Abstract

As a practice that has gained many fans, climbing continues to stand out and become the object of academic studies in the area of Physical Education. The aim of the study is to investigate the construction of values in the practice of sport climbing. The research is field, qualitative, descriptive and cross-sectional. The sample consisted of sixteen climbing practitioners aged 20 to 40 years. The variables investigated were analyzed by an online questionnaire, with questions about the construction of values that this modality arouses in those who practice it. Data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively through content analysis and graphics. The research identified the relationship between the sport of climbing and the construction of values. The main ones mentioned by the practitioners are the social, cultural, environmental values, the physical, psychological, cognitive and social improvement in the daily life of the practitioners.